For work by Contractors for disposal of solid wastes collected alongside the Ganges banks, there has to be "SCIENTIFIC DISPOSAL SYSTEM for solid wastes". as otherwise , part of the solid wastes collected from ghats shall have opportunity to enter the river .The present tender objective is sacred and laudable, but, the tendering process and selection of contractor ---shall leave a lot of questions UNANSWERED. Technically, a P.S.U. CAN NOT ANNOUNCE AN ICB, HOLD PRE-BID MEETING, CIRCULATE ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS RAISED WHILE CONVERTING THE BID TO NCB and work period remaining to be 6 months...And the article says that an ICB is floated to award the job work for 3 years period.....We are a country with limited resources and bid process has to select a contractor fairly with fair competition allowing fair opportunity to the entities showing interest in the tendered work. Without ensuring that Solid waste is collected and disposed off safely, without creating Interception of Storm drains and without taking strict measures to minimize entry of solid wastes into the system all along the River System, how can the tendered work objectives be met with. BOD and DO levels can come in manageable limits with removal of trash and organic solids that are clinging to the clay and silt at river bed...and there is no provision of dredging even the sections along the ghats...!Major objection to the scheme is --that since work period is ONLY 6 MONTHS, WHY SHOULD THE SPECN OF THE BOAT REQUIRED TO BE DEPLOYED BE FROZEN BY TENDERED --THERE HAS TO BE EITHER ADEQUATE TIME WITH BIDDERS TO IMPORT/ PROCURE BOATS or Tendering Authority should ask bidders to organise construction/ procurement of such boats as authorities require if the deployment id for a reasonably long period or if Authorities tend to retain the boats at written down value after specified norm of residual payment.

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For work by Contractors for disposal of solid wastes collected alongside the Ganges banks, there has to be "SCIENTIFIC DISPOSAL SYSTEM for solid wastes". as otherwise , part of the solid wastes collected from ghats shall have opportunity to enter the river .The present tender objective is sacred and laudable, but, the tendering process and selection of contractor ---shall leave a lot of questions UNANSWERED. Technically, a P.S.U. CAN NOT ANNOUNCE AN ICB, HOLD PRE-BID MEETING, CIRCULATE ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS RAISED WHILE CONVERTING THE BID TO NCB and work period remaining to be 6 months...And the article says that an ICB is floated to award the job work for 3 years period.....We are a country with limited resources and bid process has to select a contractor fairly with fair competition allowing fair opportunity to the entities showing interest in the tendered work. Without ensuring that Solid waste is collected and disposed off safely, without creating Interception of Storm drains and without taking strict measures to minimize entry of solid wastes into the system all along the River System, how can the tendered work objectives be met with. BOD and DO levels can come in manageable limits with removal of trash and organic solids that are clinging to the clay and silt at river bed...and there is no provision of dredging even the sections along the ghats...!Major objection to the scheme is --that since work period is ONLY 6 MONTHS, WHY SHOULD THE SPECN OF THE BOAT REQUIRED TO BE DEPLOYED BE FROZEN BY TENDERED --THERE HAS TO BE EITHER ADEQUATE TIME WITH BIDDERS TO IMPORT/ PROCURE BOATS or Tendering Authority should ask bidders to organise construction/ procurement of such boats as authorities require if the deployment id for a reasonably long period or if Authorities tend to retain the boats at written down value after specified norm of residual payment.